I'm working on making necklaces this year. I love making jewelry although I need some practice. I'm having a lot of fun experimenting with different ideas and techniques. I hope I come up with some that people enjoy.

the only tangible schwag I keep out are a troll doll I got my first year from the "Adopt a troll" camp and the glass pendant from Fishy, both of which sit right in front of me on my desk. Everything else is in boxes and bring me smiles when I look at them, but I don't need to keep them out.

I generally give booze; this year I'm making a few custom pendants of the sort I usually sell for a chunk of change. A couple for people who mean a lot to me, one is being reserved to gift to That Person, whoever they are, who its right for.

Minxy wrote:I've been punching census forms and one of the questions is, "what is your favorite gift to receive at Burning Man?"

I thought I'd toss it up here and see what folks here had to say. It seemed that about 90% of the forms I punched listed necklaces as their favorite, followed closely by hugs...then booze.

Ha! I've been working on the Census project too. I've gotten two or three out of 300 or so that did list BJ's.
...but yeah, neclaces, hugs, stickers and pins seemed to be the favs!
Someone at Camp Cats, Cats, Cats gifted me some really cool pins last year. They were made from bottle caps but they had little sayings/pictures from the old Dick & Jane books. My favorite was "Jane sees Dick on the playa" I think one of the others says "See Dick pull his Dog on the playa" I still have them on my Camelback.

The best way to approach this is, you don't have to gift anything if you don't want to. Be willing to help out if needed and you will be fine. If something really turns you on and you want to bring things to share, then go for it. It's not like Halloween where people expect something to be dropped in their bag!
If you find flashlights in the bargain bin at a store, consider that. Don't force yourself to find something, just see what developes.

The best way to approach this is, you don't have to gift anything if you don't want to. Be willing to help out if needed and you will be fine. If something really turns you on and you want to bring things to share, then go for it. It's not like Halloween where people expect something to be dropped in their bag!If you find flashlights in the bargain bin at a store, consider that. Don't force yourself to find something, just see what developes.

And a lot of bars need the mixers.

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

I like the intangible gifts a lot... happening upon a really great performance is really up there. The best gift may have been stumbling upon one of the most excellent drag shows I've ever seen on the way back from the portapotties.

Eric wrote:...and the glass pendant from Fishy, both of which sit right in front of me on my desk.

I have a Fishy pendant on my bedroom mantle with a few other items. I had another in my truck on the rear view, but I had a brief encounter with a fellow at the local tractor supply place who it seemed appropriate to gift it to. After a conversation that continued into the parking lot with he and his wife, I knew the pendant had to be placed in his hand, so I went to the truck and pulled it off to give to him. He seemed to be genuinely moved and it gave him a big smile.

A real swell fellow.

Interesting how the things we put out into the world impact people who we may ever meet.

There was a ceramic arch out on the playa last year, and the artist had left a bucket of "coins", little fired clay rounds with BM 2009 on the front and the Man on the back. I took one and I like it. I keep it out.